Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

B&g Foods North America, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$82M
Total assets Below avg plan size
473
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$173,451
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: B&g Foods Pension Plan · Sponsored by B&g Foods North America, Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$82M in assets, 473 participants

B&g Foods North America, Inc.'s B&g Foods Pension Plan reported $82M in total assets and 473 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #15,897 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where B&g Foods Pension Plan sits by assets

B&g Foods Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $82M for 473 participants (~$173,451/participant), up 6.4% in 2023.

#15,897
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+6.4%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

B&g Foods Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

B&g Foods Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$82,042,143 Top 10% higher than 90% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

B&g Foods Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. B&g Foods Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (473 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • B&g Foods Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$17M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • B&g Foods Pension Plan reported participants fell from 548 in the plan year 2022 filing to 473 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • B&g Foods Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $77M in the plan year 2022 filing to $82M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 223640377 · B&g Foods North America, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

B&g Foods Pension Plan · $82M · 473 · 90th

  • PCT $82M
  • PCT 473
  • PCT 90th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Detroit Diesel Corporation Employees Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #15897

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

B&g Foods Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among B&g Foods Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$77M
Net Assets (End of Year)$82M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN223640377
Plan Effective Date1984-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (B&g Foods North America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All B&g Foods North America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$370M 23.26610392206293% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $300M $370M ▲ +23.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 7 2,713 $300M
2023 7 2,557 $342M
2024 4 2,479 $370M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

B&g Foods Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants B&g Foods Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.082042143 · Participants: 473B&g Foods Pension PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
B&g Foods Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare B&g Foods Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

B&g Foods Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Detroit Diesel Corporation Employees Pension Plan in OR ($82M); by covered participants it is Young & Rubicam LLC Career Cash Balance Continuation Plan in NY (473 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (473 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did B&g Foods Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
B&g Foods Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.4% during 2023, from $77M to $82M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have B&g Foods North America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), B&g Foods North America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 23.3%, from $300M to $370M.
Where does B&g Foods Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
B&g Foods Pension Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to B&g Foods Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Detroit Diesel Corporation Employees Pension Plan in OR ($82M, 482 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to B&g Foods Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Young & Rubicam LLC Career Cash Balance Continuation Plan in NY (473 participants, $65M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 223640377.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.